ความดีความชอบ

kwaam dee kwaam chôp

Meanings

1NounB2

merit; credit (for good deeds/service)

merit or credit earned through good conduct, faithful service, or notable achievements; grounds for praise or reward.

Examples

ความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètsuccess; achievement; accomplishmentของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightยกความดีความชอบให้yók kwaam dee kwaam chôp hâiยกความดีความชอบให้yók kwaam dee kwaam chôp hâi[to] give [sb] creditเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
For the success of this project, we must give the credit to him.
2NounC1

record of merit (for promotion/reward)

in official/administrative use: the recognized record of a person’s meritorious service used as a basis for consideration of promotion, pay raise, decoration, or other rewards.

Examples

ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôpความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôp1merit; credit (for good deeds/service)2record of merit (for promotion/reward)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)อาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เลื่อนขั้นเป็นlêuuan kân bpenเลื่อนขั้นเป็นlêuuan kân bpen[to] be advanced to [sth]; [to] be promoted to [sth]กรณีgà-rá-neeกรณีgà-rá-nee1case; instance; situation2legal case; matter3in case (of); in the event ofพิเศษpí-sàytพิเศษpí-sàyt1special; exceptional2extra; additional3especially; specially; particularly4special (category/service)
This year I got a good performance evaluation record, so I might get a special promotion.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความดีkwaam deeความดีkwaam dee1goodness; virtue2good deed; act of kindness3good quality; positive pointPart 1
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ความชอบkwaam chôpความชอบkwaam chôp1a liking; preference2merit; credit (for service)Part 2
ความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôpความดีความชอบkwaam dee kwaam chôpmerit; credit (for good deeds/service)